Job Title Category: Associate

  • Dr. Armin Teymouri

    Dr. Armin Teymouri

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    Dr. Armin Teymouri

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Armin Teymouri advises on corporate law with a focus on private equity and mergers & acquisitions. He advises companies and financial investors on all corporate law aspects of domestic, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions as well as on general corporate law matters.

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    Credentials
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    • University of Würzburg, PhD
    • Higher Regional Court of Munich, Second State Examination
    • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, First State Examination
    Admissions
    • Germany
    Languages
    • German
    • English
    • French
    • Farsi
  • Sadé C. Stevens

    Sadé C. Stevens

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    Sadé C. Stevens

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Sadé Stevens focuses her practice on litigation matters, where she represents clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes.

    While earning her law degree, Sadé served as a legal intern at the Federal Community Defender Office for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as a litigation intern at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She was also a recipient of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award and was senior editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD
    • Stanford University, BA
    Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
    • Afrikaans
  • Max Doherty

    Max Doherty

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    Max Doherty

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Max Doherty focuses his practice on litigation matters, where he represents clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes, including white-collar government investigations.

    While earning his law degree, Max was a senior editor of the Boston College Law Review.

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    • Malden Catholic High School, mock trial coach
    Credentials
    Education
    • Boston College Law School, JD, summa cum laude,, Order of the Coif
    • Boston College, BA, summa cum laude,
    Admissions
    • Massachusetts
  • Oriana Castelli

    Oriana Castelli

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    Oriana Castelli

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Oriana Castelli focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions (small and mid-cap LBOs and venture capital).

    Oriana acts for both national and international clients, advising French, global companies and private equity funds.

    Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Oriana worked in a French law firm in Paris, focusing on private equity.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • New York University School of Law, LL.M, Master 1 & 2, bilingue de Droit Français – Common Law (MBDE) en Droit des affaires
    • Paris Nanterre University, Master 2, Droit des Affaires
    • Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
    Admissions
    • New York
    • Paris
    Languages
    • English
    • French
  • Clémence Naudin

    Clémence Naudin

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    Clémence Naudin

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Clémence Naudin focuses her practice on private equity investment fund structuring and secondary transactions, including GP-led fund restructuring. She advises management companies and investment services providers in their activities.

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    Capabilities and industries
    Regional markets
    Community
    • Association Elle’s Imagine’nt, Volunteer
    Credentials
    Education
    • Paris-Saclay University
    • Catholic University of Paris
    • Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
    • Panthéon-Assas Paris II University, BA Law
    Admissions
    • Paris
    Languages
    • English
    • French
  • Amanda Smith

    Amanda Smith

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    Amanda Smith

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Amanda Smith focuses her practice on litigation matters, where she represents clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes.

    Prior to joining the firm, Amanda served as a law clerk for the Hon. D. Michael Fisher at the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. While in law school, Amanda completed a legal externship at the Women’s Law Project and interned at the Public Integrity Section of the US Department of Justice. She also served as symposium editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs.

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    Recognitions
    • District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
    Capabilities and industries
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    Credentials
    Education
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD
    • Temple University, BA, summa cum laude,
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Pennsylvania
    Courts/Agencies
    • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Jeremy Kass

    Jeremy Kass

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    Jeremy Kass

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Jeremy Kass focuses his practice on US and international tax matters.

    While in law school, Jeremy served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review and as treasurer of the Clean Law Pledge. Prior to law school, he served in business development roles at various healthcare and biotech companies.

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    • University of Virginia School of Law, JD
    • Johns Hopkins University, BA
    Admissions
    • New York
  • Alexander S. Grayson

    Alexander S. Grayson

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    Alexander S. Grayson

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Alexander (Alex) Grayson focuses his practice on antitrust and competition matters and employment litigation.

    While in law school, Alex was a legal extern at the US Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, and a judicial extern to the Hon. Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Alex also served as an editor of The George Washington International Law Review and was the 2023 recipient of the Jennie Hassler Walburn Award for excellence in civil procedure.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • George Washington University Law School, JD, with honors
    • Clark University, BA, magna cum laude,
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
  • Maura Cremin

    Maura Cremin

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    Maura R. Cremin PhD

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Maura Cremin, PhD, focuses her practice on litigation matters.

    Prior to joining the Firm, Maura served as a law clerk to Judge John Nalbandian of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and as a legal extern for Judge Patrick J. Bumatay for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • University of Chicago, PhD
    • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude
    • University of Oklahoma, MA
    • University of Oklahoma, BA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • New York
    Courts/Agencies
    • US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Catherine Lee

    Catherine Lee

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    Catherine Lee

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Catherine Lee focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters. She represents debtors, creditors and other parties in interest across various industries and in connection with in- and out-of-court restructurings, workouts and other commercial issues. Catherine’s experience includes representing large domestic and international companies in chapter 11 and chapter 15 proceedings.

    Results
    • Represented Wellpath Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Wellpath is the leading provider of healthcare to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments and had debt obligations of approximately $650 million as of the chapter 11 filing. The representation included a court-approved sale of Wellpath’s Recovery Solutions division for a purchase price of $395 million and the reorganization of Wellpath’s Corrections business. Wellpath filed its chapter 11 cases with a restructuring support agreement signed by 85% of its first-lien lenders and more than 80% of its second-lien lenders, through which Wellpath secured an approximately $326 million debtor-in-possession financing facility. McDermott negotiated and Wellpath issued, upon exit, a $135 million first lien takeback credit facility and $50 million equity investment from a group of first- and second-lien lenders
    • Represented Yellow Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, including YRC, Reddaway, Holland, and Yellow Logistics, in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, securing a $1.525 billion stalking horse bidder for Yellow Corporation’s owned real estate assets*
    • Represented Québec-based Ideal Protein of America and its debtor affiliates in their chapter 15 proceedings in the United States and proceedings in Canada under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the former which resulted in Ideal Protein running a competitive sale and investment solicitation process to maximize enterprise value*

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    Recognitions
    Capabilities and industries
    Regional markets
    Community
    Credentials
    Education
    • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with high distinction, Order of the Coif
    • University of Nebraska–Lincoln, BS, with honors and distinction
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Courts/Agencies
    • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    Languages
    • English